Here is my dilemma - motorcycle idiot

[Niehart]

Tuesday I was ridding on a 45 mile per hour speed limit county back road. Beautiful day, sunny and high 70's and not much farm traffic. I was going my usual 10 over in the straights and faster in the corners.

I saw a tractor pulling a hay bailer and pickup following with flashing lights ahead of me turning left off of the road, so I slowed down. Not a big deal and lots of room. But when I looked in my mirror, here comes Mr. Idiot at 100+ miles per hour. If I had not seen him in my mirror it would have been bad. Mr. Idiot had about 3 feet of room to go between me [almost in the ditch] and the left turning tractor/pickup. And he never slowed down.

On the next corner he just missed a DOT worker who was installing a sign post. The worked jumped behind his pickup to get out of the way. In this case maybe loud pipes did save a life.

I'm a old bastard but pretty liberal. Ride with fast guys, sports bike, Harley's, hell, I even like Don Carver. But this guy just pissed me off. Mr. Idiot has more money than brains and sure does not help with the public's perception of bikes.

So here is my dilemma, when Robert Dean Marshall passed me I noticed something black fly off the bike or his body. So I went back and picked up his wallet. Drivers License, Visa Card, Chase Debit Card, Snoqualmie Casino [must work there] health card, Costco Card, SAS Towing Card and a local traffic lawyer's card.

My options are:

1) Track his funky butt down, give him a serious damn liver lecture [always call them liver lecture's because that's what my dad use to give me when I was drinking) and then give him the wallet back.

2) Call DOT, I saw the worker call the incident in, and give them then wallet.

3) Throw the wallet in my shredder and get on with my life.

4) Mail the wallet to the casino where he works

My personal favorite is #3!

What say you forumites?

PS: Damn it, there was no cash in the wallet.

 

[puppychow]

 

[wnyfjr]

I favor number two...

 

[exskibum]

Number 2. Keeps you from being the one who has to give him a lecture, probably gets him a good lecture and/or citation, yet still provides wallet to rightful owner while letting legally interested party know his ID and contact info. Win - win - win.

 

[FJRay]

Give all the plastic to a homeless street person to have fun with. shred everything but the license and mail it to him After you give the info to DOT. Put a big red lipstick lip print on the envelope with a note saying<br />"How do you like it now"

 

[exskibum]

Oh shit -- I posted too soon. Change my order to what FJRay is having. Remind me never to cross you, Ray.

 

[dave k]

I like #3 and #1 but mail it!

 

[airboss]

No Cash in the wallet, so you can be certain the CC's are maxed out too.................................Throw it in the shredder.

 

[Bounce]

DO NOT follow the FJRay option. You will end up contributing to a fraud charge. Why let them draw you into becoming a criminal.

I like Option 2.

 

[Spud]

Use the Visa Card to order hookers off craigslist and send them to his house, day after day....

 

[extrememarine]

Send it to DOT. Most likely, a face to face could go side ways and not really make him think about what he did. I like FJRay's suggestion as well - make sure to wipe the cards down to eliminate any of your prints first...

 

[Tyler]

Also favoring the 2nd option.

 

[exskibum]

You're no fun since you retired, Bounce. You're right of course*, but still.

* though the proper terminology is "accessory" to fraud

 

[FJRay]

Don't get caught.In a previous life it was a very good way to get even. So I've been told.

 

[ericboutin]

Number 2! Hopefully the DOT will ask the Troopers to bring his stuff back personally!

 

[Chuck35]

I like #2 also.

 

[kamal]

I get the feeling that with option 1 you would be just pissing in the wind?

Use his credit card, on line, to place his obituary in a local paper, then mail the wallet to him.

 

[ahchiu]

#2

 

[Riona]

Google him first - if you can find out his marital status then opt for #2-PLUS which is

- turn in the wallet to DOT with a covering letter explaining the circumstances

- mail a copy to his wife